The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-31
MEMPHIS DAILY APpEA, SUNDAY JULY 81, 1887.

her 10 uarfside street, the Children's
Hospital, Out-patient's room, you
know, and so We does; and there
was a van there, and they told us To
get in, and we was drove here"
| Obi l see" said the doctor, lay.
ing down the hand he held and put.
ting up his watch.
so they took you for real little
81 instead Of a big little girl. [
dafesay, Sister, you and Omen
tioniog the other surgeou) were only
too delighted to get a good case into
your Special, and forgot to ask the
agel Any rise in the ten perature, Z"
glancing at the chart over her bed.
No" said the Sister.
Takes her food we'll? Let's see,
milk only, isn't it? Like it?" Nan.
cy nodded.
Yes" said the Sister again, "and
she sleeps we'll now"
"Ohi well, she's doing very well"
and turning to John the doctor said
those to him routine words, but
which lifted load of the poor fell
low's heart: III she lies still and does
as she's told she will pull through
now; but you'd better not stop now
talking to her, she's over tired al.
ready. Say goodbye to your sister
and come out to the out. patient room
and give me your address"
She is my sweetheart, sir, said
John slowly looking, at Nancy's
dowDcast eyelids.
"Oh, hoi" said the doctor. glanc.
ing sharply from one to the other.
Then most certainly its time you
went. You're far too interesting a
visitor for our patient" But being
a man OF quick sympathy, and al
though he was doctor and man Of
science" having a sweetheart Of his
owD, he called the Sister outside the
door as he left, TO give the young
.hines moment TO themselves,
while he impressed upon her that
Nancy must on no account attempt
to move.
1--WE shall have some mischief
with that broken rib unless we look
out; But so lar she's doing splen-
didly."
John caught the last words as he
too came out, and how they altered
things for himl
When he had entered that room
he dreaded TO look at his poor-as he
thong ht dying playmate. Now! He
Strengthened himself up, and smiled
back at Nancy, who kissed her hand
to him in the doorway. Nancy, who
was really getting well, and would
soon be coming out ali right. Aud
she was no longer his playmate, but
was his little sweetheart, and they
had kissed each other.
This bargee looked different man
as he stepped briskly down the cor
rldor behind the doctor, feeling in
clined TO join in the whistling OF
MY Love is Young and Fair" in
which the young house surgeon was
indulging.
| When he was going out into the
glare OF the sunshine on the gravel
alter giving tho particulars about
Nancy's father and his profession,
John looked straight at the doctor,
standing bare beaded on the steps,
and said:
an be very grateful to you, sir,
IL you'll cure her," and added by a
sudden inspiration, she's all I've
got TO love, aud I'll do anything for
you II you'll get her we'll, sir. I'm
going 10 have barge Of my own next
spring, aud ~ take better care OF
her after this"
OH so Hiss Nancy is TO be Mrs.
John Thrupp, is she2' laughed the
doctor.
Yes, she is, sir" returned John,
laughing too out Of the JOY aud relief
at his Gwn heart.
As he ran down the road 10 catch
the tram that came jingliug up. the
clalter OF the horses hoois and the
bells on the harness seemed 10 repeat
the doctors capital suggestion, "Mrs.
John Thruppl'
The next visiting day, Sunday.
John Thrupp was again going IRON
Manchester TO Pondlebury, on the
top OF a train, TO see Nancy. He was
earlier this time. TIE clock OF
Penaleton church struck three as
they passed. He remembered that as
he passed IL again going back. There
was no one on the bench that side of
the car, aud John leaned back with
both arms over the seat and his hat
tilted back of his forehead, enjoy
luz the sunshine aud easy swinging
progress Of the car. IL was like the
gliding OF his barge, but emphasized
by the regular trot, trot OF the
horses. As the road grew pretty
aud tree shaded after the change OF
horses at Pendleton, his THOUGHTS
went back TO tho long summer after
moons he and Nancy had so often
spent together leaning over the side
OF her ilthor's barge as they slipped
through the water below, which was
painted with little dabs OF blue and
red aud yellow reflections OF tho gor.
geous Windsor Castle that decorated
the barge stern, aud ia return threw
little curls and flashes Of light over
tho ideally green lawns aud woods Of
the picture.
lie and old Battseu, his cousin,
were partners In this barge-the
Get Away" and lived on board.
Nancy lived on shore with her wild.
owed sister, Ia one OF the many little
red brick cottages that cluster along
the various cuts OF the canals all
over England. They senerally piled
backward and forwards on tho
Grand Junction Canal, near TX.
bridge, among fat meadows aud pol.
lard willows. IL was quite an ex-
ception for her 10 have TO como all
the way 10 Manchester as she had
done this time, and she slept on
shore each night. in tho rough lods-
ing TO be had along the cauals-with
old Battscn. Bat she spent all her
days ON tho Get Away" keeping
house a. she called il for her father;
peeling tho pO atoes aud washing up
the mugs IN tie gayly painted tin
basins, aud keeping the little cabin
as neat as a man.o'- warsmau. Some.